USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy. Robert Holmes Smith was born on 8 August 1898 in Harrellsville, North Carolina. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 6 June 1919. After duty on various surface ships, he served with the Submarine Service for 17 years.

Delivered and commissioned USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23), 4 August 1944 Decommissioned 29 January 1947 at San Francisco, CA and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Naval Vessel Register of 1 January 1949 lists plan for decommissioning and placing in reserve as December 1946

USS ROBERT H. SMITH DD-735 / DM-23 / MMD-23 History View This Vessels DANFS History Entry (Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.) Commanding Officers Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Following shakedown off Bermuda, the new destroyer minelayer transited the Panama Canal with a Pacific-bound convoy on 28 November, arriving at San Pedro on 9 December and at Pearl Harbor on 21 December. On 27 January Robert H. Smith sailed as escort for a convoy of the 5th Amphibious Corps bound for Iwo Jima.

2015年8月31日 · Robert H. Smith (DD-735) was laid down 10 January 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched 25 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Holmes Smith; redesignated DM-23 on 19 July 1944; and...

The Robert H. Smith class of destroyer minelayers was built by the United States during World War II. The class was named for naval officer Robert H. Smith. These vessels were all originally laid down as Allen M. Sumner -class destroyers and converted during construction in 1944.

USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy. She was named for naval officer Robert H. Smith. Robert H. Smith was laid down 10 January 1944 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 25 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Robert...

USS Robert H. Smith arrived at Pearl Harbor. 27 Jan 1945 USS Robert H. Smith departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Iwo Jima (through Saipan) to participate in the landings on that island.

Project history: In the summer of 1944 the decision on completion of 12 destroyers of Allen Ì Sumner class (DD 735-740, 749-751 and 771-773, indexes were changed on DM 23-34 respectively) as fast minelayers was accepted. Mine rails for 120 mines were fitted on quarter deck, for compensation of increased more than on 100t top weight both TT were removed, three Oerlikons aft and two to six DCT ...

DM-23 USS Robert H. Smith. Robert H. Smith Class Minelayer: Displacement: 3,104 tons Length: 376'6" Beam: 40'10" Draft: 14' Speed: 33 knots Armament: 6 5"/38 DP, 2x4 40mm, 6 20mm, 100+ mines Complement: 363 Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 60,000 shaft hp Built at ___ and commissioned 1944